Grind in Stake Poker’s Weekly Treasure Hunt Phase 1 with $10,000 Final

By Mrinal Gujare

07 May 2026

Mrinal Gujare 07 May 2026

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Daily $10 qualifiers feed into a $10,000 Saturday final.
Mystery Bounties reward player eliminations; BTC viewing supported.
Re-entry permitted (up to 9), no add-ons or tickets, easy lobby access.

Stake Poker is offering the Weekly Treasure Hunt Phase 1, featuring $10 qualifiers for a $10,000 Saturday final.

Stake Poker has introduced a new path for tournament grinders to secure significant payouts through the Weekly Treasure Hunt Phase 1. This structured series offers a high-accessibility gateway, allowing participants to enter for a $10 buy-in to compete for a share of the $10,000 Saturday final.

Tournament Structure and Daily Schedule

The qualification window for the series is consistent, featuring Phase 1 flights scheduled at 11:30 PM from April 14 through April 18. This multi-day schedule provides players across various time zones multiple opportunities to earn a seat in the weekend main event.

Each Phase 1 qualifier is designed for strategic depth, featuring 10-minute levels and a starting stack of 20,000 chips. The tournaments utilize an 8-max table format and can accommodate fields of up to 7,000 participants.

According to the qualification rules, each flight concludes when the field is reduced to the top 15 percent of players, rounded down. Those who remain at this point officially advance to the Saturday final.

Mechanics and Re-entry Policy

The series maintains a fast-paced environment with a 2-hour late registration period. During this time, players are permitted up to 9 re-entries per qualifier.

This policy provides flexibility for those looking to build a substantial stack before the field reaches the 15 percent qualification threshold.

Mystery Bounties and Stack Forward Policy

Stake Poker has integrated two distinct features into this series to differentiate it from standard satellite formats:

Mystery Bounty Activation: A mystery bounty layer becomes active once the tournament reaches the prize zone. This adds a high-reward element to every knockout during the later stages of the event.
First Stack Forward Policy: Players do not start the final with a reset stack. Instead, they carry their exact chip count from the Phase 1 qualifier directly into the final. This policy incentivizes players to accumulate as many chips as possible during the qualifying rounds

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